The table below shows the size of the usually resident population in each parish in 2021, as well as the proportions who could loosely be described as younger and older people.
|
Parish council name |
Resident population |
Proportion aged 0 to 19 |
Proportion aged 20 to 34 |
Proportion aged 65 plus |
|
Allington |
930 |
24% |
12% |
23% |
|
Bothenhampton & Wald. |
2,100 |
12% |
8% |
44% |
|
Bradpole |
2,300 |
17% |
10% |
36% |
|
Bridport |
8,200 |
17% |
13% |
32% |
|
Burton Bradstock |
930 |
10% |
8% |
48% |
|
Charmouth |
1,300 |
14% |
8% |
46% |
|
Char Valley |
1,000 |
16% |
8% |
33% |
|
Chideock |
700 |
11% |
8% |
47% |
|
Litton Cheney |
360 |
16% |
9% |
36% |
|
Loders |
540 |
18% |
10% |
31% |
|
Netherbury |
1,400 |
21% |
12% |
28% |
|
Puncknowle & Swyre |
530 |
15% |
9% |
34% |
|
Shipton Gorge |
390 |
19% |
9% |
36% |
|
Symondsbury |
1,100 |
16% |
12% |
35% |
|
BLAP area |
21,780 |
|
|
|
|
Dorset (county) |
379,600 |
19% |
13% |
30% |
|
England |
56,490,000 |
23% |
20% |
18% |
Footnotes:
ONS round all resident population figures to the nearest ten. Most of these residents live in private households, but some may live in communal establishments, such as care homes or hostels. The other columns refer to the proportion of all residents in a parish who are aged 0 to 19, aged 20 to 34 and aged 65 or over.
Population and age profile findings:
- At the time of the 2021 Census the BLAP area was home to some 21,780 residents. Unsurprisingly the most populous parish was the Bridport Town Council area.
- The age profile of the BLAP area is notable for its relatively high proportion of older people and relatively low proportion of younger people, especially the young adult cohort which often moves for higher education or career opportunities.
- Thirteen of the 14 BLAP parishes had a low proportion of residents aged 0 to 19 when compared with England as a whole, the exception being Allington. Parishes with the lowest proportion in this age group were Burton Bradstock and Chideock.
- More notable still, all 14 BLAP parishes had a low proportion of residents aged 20 to 34 when compared with England as a whole – in some cases less than half that proportion. Parishes with the lowest proportion were Bothenhampton & Walditch, Burton Bradstock, Charmouth, Char Valley and Chideock.
- All 14 BLAP parishes had a high proportion of residents aged 65 or over when compared with England as a whole. Parishes with the highest proportion aged 65 plus were Burton Bradstock, Chideock, Charmouth and Bothenhampton & Walditch, all of them at or near the coast.
It is worth adding that the resident population of the BLAP area in 2021 was almost identical to that measured a decade earlier by the 2011 Census. The only notable population increase took place in Allington parish. Indeed, some parishes saw a slight decrease[1].
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[1] At the risk of speculating, this could be due to factors such as smaller households, more single person households or more second homes and holiday lets.